The Age of Bede Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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The Age of Bede Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does Bede write affected Sigfrith during his service as abbot?
(a) A painful and incurable disease of the lungs.
(b) Blindness.
(c) A curved spine.
(d) A lame leg.

2. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?
(a) Lyons.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

3. After he listened to the chastisement, what does Bede report to be Cuthbert's response?
(a) He stopped spending so much time adventuring and devoted himself more seriously to studying the Bible.
(b) He began studying writing more seriously to produce works fit for public consumption.
(c) He began working harder on his chants to serve the worship needs of his town.
(d) He forsook foolish games immediately and showed himself to be more mature and earnest.

4. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?
(a) The presbytery and the Holy Roman Empire.
(b) Monasticism and the primacy of the spiritual.
(c) Indulgences, monasticism, and chanting.
(d) The Sacraments, baptism, and confession.

5. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The mystical accounting of miracles.
(b) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.
(c) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.
(d) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?

2. From what royal family does Bede claim Benedict descended?

3. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?

4. What foundation does Bede credit Benedict with beginning?

5. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?

(see the answer key)

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